The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC

eShepherd November 25, 2025

This Sunday at Good Shepherd

The First Sunday of Advent

November 30, 2025



8 a.m.

 

Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Eucharistic Minister Lalor Smith;

Flower Guild Britt Myers and Kathy Tobias; 

Reader  Sharan Eikelberger


10:30 a.m.

 

Acolytes Julianne Wilson and Will Daughtridge;

Altar Guild  Kim Daughtridge;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Howard Weeks;

Flower Guild  Britt Myers and Kathy Tobias;

Greeters  Bob and Pam Larimer; 

Intercessor  Mary Palmer;

Musicians  The Good Shepherd Choir; Julianne Wilson, soprano; Lawrence Goering, organist;

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Readers  Sherry Sutton and Lance Daughtridge;

Vestry Counter  Jack Miller


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This Week at Good Shepherd


Adult Formation Class this Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Parlor. Join us for a video and discussion format using Bruce Feiler's book and video series entitled "Walking The Bible." No homework required! And if you haven't come previously, come on in this week!


Confirmation class continues after the 10:30 a.m. service in preparation for Bishop Jennifer's January 25th visit. The class will meet in the Parlor. To register, please use your Realm sign in. Contact Becky+ for more information or to RSVP at rzartman@goodshepherdrmt.org or (570-259-0671).


Packing Snack Bags! Please stop by the Parish Hall for a few minutes to help pack snack bags after the 10:30 service.


Join us for Mid-week Eucharist this Wednesday, Dec. 3 at noon. Please join us again on Wednesday, December 3.


All Choir Rehearsals Resume Dec. 3.


Coming Soon!

Sunday, December 7, 5:00 p.m. A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols 

This much loved annual candlelight service, sung by the Alleluia and Good Shepherd Choirs, will include traditional carols, hymns, and anthems. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.


Outreach Committee Update

An enormous thank you to the generous members of the Good Shepherd Family! We exceeded our goal and distributed 80 Thanksgiving Feasts including a turkey and all the fixings. Thanks to each of you who donated, packed and distributed the boxes. Special thanks to Super Shopper Gayle Edwards! She is amazing! Check out this link for some photos!


It's Christmas Stars time again! We are making wishes come true for about 40 children. As in years past, you can sign up to purchase gifts of about $100 for a specific child. The child's age, clothing size, and toy wishes are on the list. Please click here for this year's Christmas Star list. (If you can't do the shopping, but would like to sponsor a child, you can make a donation and pick the child's name and we will shop for you)

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Interested in a closer walk with God this Advent? You might want to sign up for AdventWord, a daily devotional for the season. Please click here for more information.


From the National Cathedral: As your Cathedral and a house of prayer for all people, we want to help you meet this moment of national challenge. If one of the feelings below describes you, follow the link to find a special prayer video that we can pray together.

I want to celebrate my blessings

I want to pray for hope

I want to pray for peace

I want to pray for the poor and neglected

I believe your Cathedral was made for this moment, and I hope you’ll find one or more of these prayers uplifting and helpful. They’re our way of saying, “Thank you for sharing the Cathedral’s mission of healing and reconciliation.” May God keep you throughout this holiday season.

The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope

Provost




November 27

Ewen Groner


November 28

Harris Walker

Sidney Hicks


November 29

Katie Moss

George Shannon

Al Hicks


November 30

Will Moore


December 1

Chris Vann

London Eldredge


December 3

Carolyn Whatley




Did we miss your birthday? Please email us at eshepherd@goodshepherdrmt.org



Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially William Bryan, Brod Paul, Michael Townsend, Mac Martin, Ann Burke, Janet and Brian McMaster, Donna Andrews, Joyce Greening, Hart Wiggins, George Vargha, Helen Sharpe, John and Irene Groobey, Jim Facile, Shannon Sutton, Florine McClain, Scott Sumrall, Joyce Cuthrell, Whitney Herbert, Amy McCotter, Chris Poole, and Gregory Strickland.


For continued health and healing: Brent Wilson, Jeanette Benfield, Notie Vay Meadows, Bill Harris, Aileen Harris, Bill Hudgins, Mary W. Dawson, Becky Bryan, Albert Ervin, Frances Gaither, Dwight Johnson, and Boo White.


For the blessings of this life:



For those expecting the birth of a child:  Frederick and Kelly Frohbose, Lucas and Lindsey Bayless, Courtney (Bondy) and Tyler Ferguson, Mark and Sara Burnette, and Kathryn (Hicks) and Jackson Bowen.



For those who have died: Dinah Fowlkes, Evelyn Sanders, and George Pell Lea.



To add or remove people on the Prayer List please contact Cheryl Coppedge at coppedgecheryl@gmail.com. Please ask their permission before submitting. Please include an address in your email to Cheryl so that the Encouragement Committee may send a card.


A note about pastoral care emergencies: If you are experiencing a pastoral emergency (e.g. someone you love or you yourself are in the hospital, or you’re experiencing some distressing news) please call my cell phone (570-259-0671) and leave a message if I don’t pick up right away. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. If in doubt, please call – I can’t support you if I don’t know you need support!

BZC+

252-442-1134 churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

www.goodshepherdrmt.org


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